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Be inspired by these big-hearted

people living truly purpose-filled lives.

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50| DAY & NIGHT

Ayurvedic practices to boost your

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By Shannon Sexton

57| THEYOGA REVOLUTION

Yoga has never been more widespread,

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practice32| BASICS

Head-of-the-knee pose: learn to extend your

spine while stretching your back body in

Janu Sirasana. By Nikki Costello

66| JOY TO THE WORLD

Let Natarajasana inspire you to stand strong

while life whirls around you. By Alanna Kaivalya

72| AMMAJIS DEVOTIONAn intimate conversation with Yogacharini

Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani. By Diana Timmins

76| ASK THE EXPERT

Relieve digestive and spinal problems through

regular yoga practice and breathwork.

79| HOME PRACTICE

Light up: start your day on the right note with

energising poses that fill you with a sense of

wellbeing. By Claire Missingham

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88| ASK THE MENTOR

Realign for a less-lopsided Viparita Karani.

inspiration15| OM

The healing power of yoga; how a little gratitude

can change the world; yoga takes action against

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98| THE AYJ INTERVIEW

Sacred Earths Jethro and Prem Williams make

beautiful music together. By Tamsin Angus-Leppan

travel82| ASHRAM LIFE

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editors letter

How wonderful it isthat nobody needwait a single minute

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Anne FrankThere is so much more to yoga than nailing Crane Pose*. The physical

aspect is just one limb of the yogic octopus. PatanjalisYogaSutrateaches

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Keep calm and do yogaI love all of the various stories relating to many interesting topics.

The health advice, along with the yoga poses, are fantastic. Ive had

these magazines for over three years now and I find the information

very educational and informative.

The new evidence from researchers of how yoga affects us

mentally and physically, preventing and treating common ailments

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anxious and stressed with daily living.

MICHELLE COLLINS

Ed: Yep, you sure cant deny the science, Michelle. Were on to a good

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fabulous magazine. My

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information you provide.

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with ovarian cancer. Since that time

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treatment and have been amazed with

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voracious appetite, our house is filled with

delicious food from recipes I should have

tried years ago, including those from your

magazine. I have become an avid eBayseller to get rid of some clutter, finding

this process strangely empowering. And

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is the peace, contentment and security

I receive from yoga. Although some

of the even more subtle postures are

a bit daunting at the moment, just being

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an ongoing and profound impact on me

and those around me.

No matter what experiences we go

through, we are always the student, always

learning, lessons always to be embraced.

Being in the moment is so simple; it

instantly removes past and future.My little mantra:

For this moment I am smiling

For this moment I am at peace

For this moment I am secure

WENDY HOWE-SIMONS

Ed: Thanks for your inspiring letter, Wendy.

We wish you all the best in your recovery.

Keep up the fantastic work we send you

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yoga and the yoga lifestyle from your magazine and that

there is a lot more to yoga than just the asanas.

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Ed: Love your letter, Donna. Thanks for sharing. Tell Amber that

we think she is awesome, and give Missy a big smooch from me!

Want to see yourself, a friend, colleague or family member

or even your pet in a future issue of Australian YogaJournal?Send your pics (high resolution jpgs preferred)

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judgmental. And I found it

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Ed: Thanks for your feedback,

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I just thought Id drop an

email in response to your

call to hear about any yoga

teacher stories we have which

are special to us. I would not

be the person and teacher I

am today if it were not for

my yoga teachers. If it were

not for their guidance I truly

believe I would not have

made it out of adolescence

and my twenties the way I

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teacher and as a student

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teacher in life, there are

many in a lifetime and they

manifest in different forms,

from experienced teachers

to our own students. I havenever stopped learning from

my teachers and have never

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past and present for being the

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much for the lovely words,

Wei-Yee. I really love this mag,

so it makes me happy to hear

that my enthusiasm is shining

through. And thanks for sharing

your words about our teachers

yoga truly is a journey on which

we are continually learning and

growing.

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Pose by beginning

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We celebrate

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Weve got another inspiring issue planned as

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To become more flexible

within poses!

MARNI BARNETT

I hope to have more work/

life balance focus more on

my yoga.

CASEY PATTEN

To find my real true love,

to learn very gentle yoga to

increase my flexibility and

strength in my back after

11 back operations, to

continue my naturopathy

studies with high marks and

to have plenty of family time

with my children and my

extended family.

MJ BAKER

To regain my health and

have the gift of living a full,

balanced life with gratitude.To practice self-love,

meditation and of course

yoga! MAGGIE ELLIS

Acceptance above all!

SARAH WATERS

Hope: to re-establish a

regular yoga practice. Dream:

achieve a daily practice and

get more beach in my life.

MELINA HEALEY

To give up balance and

live wholeheartedly. I have

a theory that striving for

balance just makes you

miserable and mediocre.

Krishna didnt tell Arjuna

to create balance in your

life. He showed him theawe-inspiring magnificence

of divine consciousness and

sent him off to fight. Ill be

taking a sharp sword into

battle against ignorance,

complacency and fear this

year and forever more.

NIKOLA ELLIS

My themes this year are

generosity and let go.

STELLA CHAMBERS

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...WE ASKED ...

:KDW GLG \RX QGhardest or most

confusing when youstarted practising

yoga?

The fact that everyone is

obsessed with getting their

legs up around their head...

I mean, seriously??

RIS DINHAM

Breathing, and now its

what

I love most.

MELINA HEALEY

The instruction make

space in your knees. Not

a bit of the anatomy that

generally can breathe in

and out.

SATYA HELEN PATRICE

Soften your back ribs.

BELINDA HOULT

+RZ KDV \RJDchanged your life?

Yoga gives me space and

clarity to connect with my

inner truth and live from

that place.

SUSAN BONACI

Yoga heals my soul and

inspires me, yoga lifts

my energy and mood and

helps connect me with

that peaceful place

within my soul.

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We came away from a fun partner

yoga class with a deeper connection

and sense of play. We were trying to

infuse this pose with romance, but atthe time I was thinking, dont fall into

the pool! We got married a month later.

Stephanie Sta Maria with Thirun Nadason,

pictured in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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The beauty of yoga is that anyone can do

it anywhere. I did it in my hospital bed

after a critical bout of surgery for cancerover two years ago. There are hundreds

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acid testIf you suffer from heartburn, adjusting

your yoga practice can bring relief

If youve ever had butterflies in your stomach before

a big presentation or important test, you know what

stress can do to the digestive system. In fact, scientists

in the emerging field of neurogastroenterology

which studies the connections between the brain

and the gut call the network of neurons lining the

gut the second brain. This helps explain why

restorative yoga postures, which relieve anxiety and

calm body and mind, can be particularly helpful for

taming the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux

disease, also known as GERD.

GERD happens when the sphincter at the bottom

of the oesophagus doesnt work as it should,

allowing stomach contents to leak up into the

oesophagus, causing irritation. Yoga may help

relieve the symptoms, which include the burning

sensation in the chest or throat known as

heartburn or acid indigestion.

If you have heartburn, its a good idea to wait at least

two hours after a meal before practising. Vigorous

exercise and crunching actions can sometimes

trigger symptoms in susceptible people; let yogas

focus on balancing relaxation with effort be your

guide. If inversions aggravate your symptoms,

substitute a restorative posture like Viparita Karani

(Legs-up-the-Wall Pose). And if lying flat on the floor

causes discomfort, elevating your head and shoulders

with folded blankets can help.

wellness

TRY THESE POSTURES TO

HELP EASE HEARTBURN

SUPPORTED

BOUND ANGLE POSE

Use a block to prop a bolster at

a 45-degree angle. Sit in front

of the bolster and recline back.

Bring the soles of your feet

together and open knees out

to the sides. Support thighs

and knees. Relax arms at your

sides. Breathe comfortably

for 510 minutes.

LEFT-SIDE-LYING

RELAXATION POSE

Lying on the right side has

been shown to aggravate

heartburn, while Ayurveda

holds that lying on the left

side helps digestion. Lie on

your left side with knees

comfortably bent. Place

support under your head.

Breathe for 510 minutes.

SUPPORTED

CHILDS POSE

Stack two or three blankets on

a bolster. Kneel in front of the

bolster and open your knees

about hip-width apart. Ease

the upper body down onto the

bolster, turning your head to

one side and relaxing your

arms. Breathe comfortably for

510 minutes; then turn your

head the other way.

EXTENDED

EXHALATIONS

Sit tall, relax and turn your

attention to your breath.

Mentally count the length

of your inhalations and

exhalations, and try to make

them of equal length. Next,

make the exhalation one or

two counts longer than the

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eating wisely

You might thinkthe most noticeable thing about CostaGeorgiadis is his rather wild and bushy beard, but spend even

just a few moments in his company and something else becomes

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people and the planet.

Its all about health, he says of his gardening philosophy.

The health of the soil creates a healthy plant, which creates

a healthy person. Were responsible for that chain. Its a garden

planet that we live in.

For the past three years Georgiadis has appeared on

ABC1s Gardening Australiaprogram. Its a program thats

an opportunity to bring gardening, growing and sustainable

Go on get yourhands dirty. Your

planet will love

you for it!

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sustainable gardening;

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across multiple climates and conditions,

he says. Its a chance to build community

through growing and sharing.

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engaging more with where their food

comes from, whether its by eating

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vegetable scraps, and theyll reward you

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help you grow more food.This is one of the most powerful

initiatives you can take, Georgiadis says

of composting and worm farming. It

stops scraps from going into the waste

stream, and youre building another tool

to help you grow your own.

Another Georgiadis initiative is the

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edible, ornamental and native plants on

the green verge along footpaths.

Any space in the city or suburbs offers

an opportunity, he says. You can eithergrow concrete or a strip of grass full of dog

poo, or you can grow a garden. A garden

that will absorb water and cool your street.

Apart from growing food, you can also

grow native flowering plants that will

attract and feed bees, insects and birds.

This brings about a more balanced

ecosystem, Georgiadis explains. You

need these birds and insects to pollinate

your plants. So youre growing food for

yourself and for other parts of the chain

that help us by default.

Once again, you can start small.

Check with your council first, and then

get started on building your own living

streetscape. Your council can advise on

which plants are indigenous to the local

area. Rally your neighbours to get involved

and youre encouraging the growth of

community as well as food.

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food comes from, using food scraps for

composting and growing your own fruit,vegetables and herbs is helping to build a

healthier, richer and more fertile planet

for yourself and those that come after you.

Every time you put something in your

mouth youre making a decision about

our environment, Georgiadis says. Its

a new layer of personal responsibility.

Georgiadis even believes there are

similarities between the practice of yoga

and the practice of gardening sustainably.

Each ingredient is like a yoga pose

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building your practice, he says. Just start

with one ingredient at a time, and add it

to your routine.It can all start with something as

simple as a pot plant, but it will

soon become so much more.

I just want people to have

a go. The more effort we

make, the better it will be

for the planet.

Watch Costa on Gardening

Australiaon Saturdays

at 6:30pm on ABC1.

abc.net.au/gardening

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As a yoga student and a permaculturist,

I often wonder how I can have a more gentle impact on

the Earth. How can I use less, want less and waste less?

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pushing our credit card limit and generally caught in

the seductive traps of a Western lifestyle.

As author Tom Hodgkinson says in his bestselling

bookHow to Be Free: Today we are imprisoned by

our desires and shackled by shopping. Our natural

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the consumer system and turned into something

materially based and enslaving.

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Says NSW psychotherapist Shirley

Hughes: When we are caught up in fads

and fashions we dont have clear thinking;

we are being driven by a different force.

Consumerism is about the outerself, not the inner self. And that not

only gives us less physical space, because

of our accumulation of things, but less

emotional and mental space too.

What we need now, more than ever, is a

life and a lifestyle based on spiritual values

rather than the greed of global capitalism.

Part of the antidote, believes Simon Borg

Oliver of Synergy Yoga, is simply trying

to live with as little as possible.

When you wake up in the morning,

make do with sunlight and air and a

barefoot walk on the grass for as long as

possible, he says. These things, along

with pranayama and asanas, are the things

that will allow you to live simply.

START AS YOU MEAN TO GO O N

We are the target of clever marketingevery time we pass a billboard, turn on

the radio or television or enter a shop,

says Hughes. Its monkey see, monkey

do, monkey buy.

Set a different intention for the day

by doing some early morning exercise

and connecting with the Earth, suggests

Borg Oliver. And follow through with a

yoga attitude that focuses on theniyama

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With a greater appreciation of what we

already have, perhaps by contemplating it

in meditation, we may be able to resist the

consumption that is prompted by the idea

that more things will bring us happiness.

Santosa suggests being at peace

within and content with our lifestyle;

being happy with what we have rather

than being unhappy about what we dont

have. And, when you think about what

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APPRECIATE SIMPLE LUXURIES

Of course, in this life, we are only human

and we all hunger after a little luxury,

especially at times when we feel tested

by the demands of our existence. After

a long working week, a battle to pay

bills or any other kind of human crisis,

consumption of fast food, mass products

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break the chainsof consumerism

Death to supermarkets

Bake bread

Open up the

community hall

Quit moaning

Make music

Start producing

Embrace beauty

Embrace poverty

Hail the spade

Love thy neighbour

Be creative

Free your spirit

Dig the earth

Credit: How to Be Free by Tom Hodgkinson, Penguin Books, 2006

build strength and focusStand on the floor with all your weight

on your left foot, your left knee bent

and your right toe tip forward.

Take your left arm and shoulder

forward and your right arm and

shoulder backwards.

Push your right sitting bone forwards

and upwards and your left sitting

bone forwards and downwards.

Twist your spine to the right side.

Lengthen your fingers and make

sure you can breathe easily with

your diaphragm from your abdomen.

Hold for 30 seconds to one minute

and then alternate sides.

Do three or four times each side

to increase blood flow, strength

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easily seduce us. How difficult then to

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desire to acquire and hoard wealth.

But dont think its all about sackcloth

and miserly living. While the yogi feels

that the collection of or hoarding of things

implies a lack of faith in the universe and

themselves to provide for the future, this

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seriously as a kind of goal into life, hepoints out. Hodgkinson also believes

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by simple everyday luxuries like food

and drink and the promise of pleasure

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produced goods.

Our lives are already good, Hughes

reminds us. An appreciation of that can

help us to restore peace.

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Besides the way the world is geared for

us to consume, Borg Oliver believes

that other common factors may be

behind our desire for more, more,

more. He says they are overtension,

overstretching, overbreathing, overeating

and overthinking.

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says. To combat our Western tendency to

be out of balance, we need to unblock the

blockages, make energy move inside us

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yoga on a daily basis is one easy way to

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until Savasana to relax. Instead, try to

relax all the way through each posture,

advises Borg Oliver.

Meditation can also bring you

to an empty mind place and give you

the possibility of focusing, not on the

many things we believe we must acquire,

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always be enough.

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with h er West highl and Terrier, Bruce Lee.

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live more lightlyon the earthGrow some vegies, save water,

compost your scraps and, without

knowing it, you are contributing to

a better world.

Permaculture is a system by which

we can exist on the earth by using

energy that is naturally in flow and

by using food and natural resources

that are abundant in such a way

that we dont continually destroy

life on earth, says the father of

permaculture, Bill Mollison.

Wherever we live we should start

to do something, he says. We can

start first by decreasing our energy

consumption. We can cut our vehicle

use by using public transport and

sharing with friends. We can save

water off our roofs into tanks, or

recycle greywater to the toilet

system or garden. We can also begin

to take some part in food production.

This doesnt mean that we all need

to grow our own potatoes, but it may

mean that we will buy them directly

from the person who is growing

potatoes responsibly.

Sitting at our back doorsteps all

we need to live a good life lies

about us, says Mollison.

Sun, wind, people, buildings, stones,

sea, birds and plants surround you.

Cooperation with all these things

brings harmony.

Our lives are already good an appreciation

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head-of-the-knee pose

janu sirsasana

janu = knee; sirsa = head;

asana = posture

)a deeper stretchAfter practising Janu Sirsasana,a one-legged forward bend, youll

be better prepared for a full, two-

legged stretch. Practise the pose

several times on each side, and

then stretch both legs out and join

them in Dandasana (Staff Pose).

Reach for both feet and see if

you're able to bend forward more

easily in Paschimottanasana(Seated Forward Bend).

Im so inflexible I can barely touch my toes.

As a yoga teacher, I hear this again and again. Ive

even seen people spontaneously bend over to reach

for their feet to demonstrate their tightness. I try to

explain that you dont have to be flexible when you

start practising yoga: the act of doing yoga helps you

build the flexibility and strength you need. Even if

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bending poses, thats not necessarily a good measure

of your overall flexibility. What really matters are the

actions you take to get them there.

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are tight, youll bend from the spine: the tailbone will

tuck under, the upper back will round and the backs

of the knees will pop off the floor. In this case, even

though you might still be able to reach your toes,

youd be missing the true benefit of the pose. The

goal of a forward bend is not, in fact, to bend but

instead to fully extend and lengthen your spine

forward thinkingRelease tension and soothe your nervous system with

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STEP 1

Reach your

arms tall and

press down

through your

sitting bones.

SET IT UP

& Resting your hips on a blanket, sit

upright and extend both legs forward.

& Bend the right knee, pressing the heel

into the inner right thigh with the toes

touching the inner left thigh.

& Keep the left leg straight, resting on the

centre of the calf with the toes pointing up.

REFINE As you inhale, extend the arms up.

Bring the arms toward the back of the ears

and then take a deeper, fuller breath to

extend the arms completely and lift the

torso. Keep both sides of the pelvis in line

and distribute your weight evenly on

both sitting bones.

FINISH Lift the bent-leg side of the torso

with a little more effort and attention to

ensure that the torso lengthens evenly

and that your spine is lifted. Create space

in the abdomen by pressing the thighs

down as you stretch the arms up. Move

your shoulder blades in towards the spine

and your abdomen back and up under the

ribs. Maintain this position for a few

breaths to energise your spine.

stretch the sides and lift the spine

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joints you do want to bend in the pose:

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elbows. Learning to bend in all the right

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Feel as though you are sitting directly on

top of your sitting bones and that your

pelvis is tilting forward.

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makes it different f rom other seated

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one leg helps alleviate the pull of tight

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STEP 2Keep lengthening, not

rounding, the spine.

extend forward to reach the foot

SET IT UP

& Resting your hips on a

blanket, sit upright and extend

both legs forward.

& Bend the right knee, pressing

the heel into the inner right

thigh and letting the toes touch

the inner left thigh.

& Keep the left leg straight,

resting on the centre of the calf

with the toes pointing up.

& Inhale and extend the arms

upward. Exhale and reach

forward to hold the

left foot with both hands, or

loop a strap around the foot.

REFINE Pull strongly on the

foot as you press it into your

hands or the strap to lift your

torso up. Straighten and fully

extend both your arms. Press

the entire back of your left

leg to the floor, from the

upper thigh to the back of

the heel, while also pressing

the right leg downward.

FINISH Lift from the waist

to the armpits to create

equal length on the sides of

your body. Move the back ribs

in towards the chest and lift

the chest even higher. Continue

pressing the outer right thigh

and knee down and turn from

the right side of the waist until

your entire torso is facing

forward. Hold this variation

for several breaths to lengthen

the front of the spine and

make the back more concave.

elements of practice

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janu sirsasana

SET IT UP

& Sit upright and extend bothlegs forward.

& Bend the right knee, pressing

the heel into the inner right

thigh and letting the toes touch

the inner left thigh.

& Keep the left leg straight,

resting it on the centre of the

calf with the toes pointing up.

& Inhale and extend the arms up.

& Exhale and reach forward to

hold the left foot with both

hands or loop a strap around

the foot.

REFINE Press both legs down

as you lift the waist towards the

armpit. Use your inhalation to

draw the abdomen back and up

while you spread and lift the

chest. Maintain the steadyeffort of the legs and arms

as you exhale and stay in the

pose. Inhale again and extend

the front of your body forward

until the hips fold more deeply.

On your exhalation, bend your

elbows directly to the sides and

broaden the collarbones and

chest. Keep the elbows lifted and

wide apart.

FINISH With each breath

lengthen the front of thespine and move the back

muscles into the body. Now

the knee, hips, shoulders, elbows

and wrists are all bending to

support your spine to extend.

optimise your pose Explore these modifications of Janu Sirsasana

To open your hips

Move the thigh and

knee of your bent leg

further out to the side,

while still keeping the

outer knee down.

To relieve knee pain

Place a rolled-up sock

or a strap behind the

back of your bent knee

to make more space

for the joint.

To lengthen your spine

If you can reach your

toes with your hands,

reach beyond the foot

and clasp one wrist

with the opposite hand.

To quiet the mind

Place a blanket or

bolster across your shin

and rest your head on it.

Relax here with even

breathing for 2 minutes.

Fully extend your spine

as you fold forward.

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FINAL POSE


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2when life givesyou lemons...... Clean the house! Forgetchemical cleaners all you

need is this multi-tasking

citrus fruit. Here are some

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KITCHEN

Clean and deodorise chopping boards

by rubbing them with lemon juice.

Beat odours store half a lemon

in the fridge.

Clean your microwave heat some

lemon slices in a bowl of water for 30

seconds, then wipe down the inside.

Soak plastic food storage containers in

a solution of lemon juice and water (about

half/half) overnight. In the morning, add a

little bicarb soda and scrub, rinse and dry.

BATHROOM

Remove stains from your bathtub

dip half a lemon in salt and rub.

Mix half a cup of borax and one cup

of lemon juice to use as a toilet cleaner.

Clean tile grout dip an old toothbrush

into lemon juice and give the grout

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8work fromhomeAsk your boss if you can telecommute

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Many women dont realise the

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every year in Australia and

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maintain the life cycle of native plants. These plants, in turn, prevent

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9recycle youryoga matLovEarth is an initiative to clean up

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Carl Jung once said,Man cannot stand

a meaningless life. That seems to be the case

for Pam Ahern, who gave up the security of

a successful equestrian career to start a farm

sanctuary in the rolling pastoral foothills of

the Great Dividing Range, Victoria.

As my companion and I pull up to the

gate of Edgars Mission, an hour out of

Melbourne, five curious sheep and an

exceedingly friendly kelpie named Ruby run

over to greet us. As soon as Ruby scampersover and jumps up on my arm offering her

head for a scratch, I fall in love. Ruby was a

sheep dog who didnt really want to chase

sheep. Her frustrated owner used to beat

her and eventually sent her to his friend to

be put down. The man who was tasked with

shooting her was won over by her sweetness

and instead of ending her life he brought her

here. Ruby is one of over 200 animals who

now call Edgars Mission home.

Ive come to meet Pam because I want

to find what drives people to leave stability,

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life. A decade ago, Pam plunged herself into

creating a sanctuary for farm animals after

taking in and falling in love with a pig named

Edgar. Pams goal is to use the sanctuary to

spark the kindness and compassion she

believes is in everyones nature.

I believe in the goodness of the human

heart. I really believe people dont want

to cause violence in this world, she tells

me at Edgars Mission HQ, a small officewith papers strewn over desks and a few

computers where volunteers work. The

sanctuarys newest resident, Cisco the kid

goat, is curled up under a blanket in a cot

next to us as we talk. Outside there are

paddocks full of sheep, cows, goats and pigs.

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even a couple of peacocks. All these animals

will now live out their natural lives in the sun,

mud and pasture of this peaceable kingdom.

If humans can begin to open their hearts

to farm animals, Pam says, we would be

contributing to the collective good karmaof the planet. Our empathy would expand.

If you can get people to care about what is

considered a lowly chicken, theyre going

to care about so many other things as well.

WHAT IS KARMA YOGA?

The Sanskrit word karmameans action.

In the Bhagavad Gita, the deity Krishna

instructs the wavering warrior Arjuna in

a number of yogic paths, including karma

yoga, the path of selfless service. According

to theBhagavad Gita, we can use our actions

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their practice off the mat. Seane Corn,

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founder of Off the Mat, Into the World

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the yoga community begin to participate in

social activism in unprecedented ways. Off

the Mat, Into the World trains community

leaders in how to be effective agents for

change. The organisation has campaigns

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Seane says service for her was a natural

extension of her practice as she had a

background in activism and advocacy. It

just made sense, she says. I realised I had

to be of service.

THE SACRED IN THE SACRIFICE

The very cycle of life emanates fromsacrifice. All living creatures are nourished

and sustained by food; food is nourished and

sustained by rain; rain emanates from nature,freely given. ~ Bhagavad Gita III.15

Back at Edgars Mission, Pam tells me

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